Matt Strahm
32-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
1.50
WHIP
0.83
K
18
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Strahm signed a two-year, $15 million deal with Philadelphia last offseason and the team announced during spring training their intent to stretch him out as a multi-inning reliever. A short time later, he entered the starting rotation, but his stay was short-lived as he was only covering for an injured starter. The southpaw made 10 starts across 56 appearances, and while some were as an opener, his flexibility in a hybrid role was a huge reason the Phillies bullpen improved last season. Strahm struck out 108 batters over 87.2 innings and compiled nine wins, two saves and 11 holds alongside excellent ratios. He's unlikely to close many games for Philadelphia in 2024, but a similar role and output to last season would provide value to fantasy managers. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
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Nabs extension
Strahm signed a one-year extension with the Phillies on Sunday that includes a club option or vesting option for the 2026 season.
ANALYSIS
Strahm is entering the second season of the two-year, $15 million deal he signed with Philadelphia in December 2022, but he won't reach free agency next offseason after he and the Phillies agreed to tack on another year to his deal. According to Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Strahm will earn $7.5 million in 2025 as part of the extension, while the option for 2026 vests for $7.5 million if he covers at least 60 innings in 2025. After making nine of his first 18 appearances as a starter last season, the 32-year-old transitioned into a full-time relief role in mid-June and posted a 2.53 ERA and 52:8 K:BB over his final 42.2 innings. He'll be trusted to serve as a high-leverage, multi-inning arm out of the Philadelphia bullpen once again during the upcoming season.
Strahm is entering the second season of the two-year, $15 million deal he signed with Philadelphia in December 2022, but he won't reach free agency next offseason after he and the Phillies agreed to tack on another year to his deal. According to Scott Lauber of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Strahm will earn $7.5 million in 2025 as part of the extension, while the option for 2026 vests for $7.5 million if he covers at least 60 innings in 2025. After making nine of his first 18 appearances as a starter last season, the 32-year-old transitioned into a full-time relief role in mid-June and posted a 2.53 ERA and 52:8 K:BB over his final 42.2 innings. He'll be trusted to serve as a high-leverage, multi-inning arm out of the Philadelphia bullpen once again during the upcoming season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Matt Strahm generally throw?
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What part of the game does Matt Strahm generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-2%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-21%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .212 | 51 | 6 | 33 | 3 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .217 | 127 | 33 | 82 | 13 | |||
2024vs Left | .176 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .222 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .209 | 31 | 2 | 19 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .214 | 77 | 19 | 49 | 9 | |||
2022vs Left | .229 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .221 | 39 | 13 | 27 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-17%
ERA at Home
2024
-100%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.01 | 0.95 | 74.2 | 11.7 | 1.6 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.62 | 1.19 | 69.2 | 10.5 | 3.4 | ||||
2024Home | 3.38 | 1.13 | 5.1 | 16.9 | 1.7 | ||||
2024Away | 0.00 | 0.60 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 0.0 | ||||
2023Home | 2.89 | 0.96 | 43.2 | 12.4 | 1.6 | ||||
2023Away | 3.68 | 1.07 | 44.0 | 9.8 | 2.7 | ||||
2022Home | 3.16 | 0.90 | 25.2 | 9.5 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Away | 4.74 | 1.68 | 19.0 | 11.8 | 6.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Matt Strahm compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
18.00K/9
13.5BB/9
0.8HR/9
0.0Fastball
92.9 mphERA
1.50WHIP
0.83BABIP
.362GB/FB
0.64Left On Base
80.0%Exit Velocity
80.6 mphBarrels/BBE
8.5%Spin Rate
2464 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.4%Swinging Strike
11.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could see high-leverage work
According to Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia, Strahm could see more high-leverage work after Jose Alvarado was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with left elbow inflammation.
ANALYSIS
Strahm was shifted from the rotation to the bullpen just last week and picked up a multi-inning save Sunday when the Phillies tacked on more runs late, but he didn't seem likely to see consistent late-inning chances prior to Alvarado's injury. Strahm is still transitioning back to relief work and isn't expected to pitch on back-to-back days, at least for now. The left-hander shouldn't be expected to see many save chances with Craig Kimbrel and Gregory Soto expected to split closer duties with Alvarado out.
Strahm was shifted from the rotation to the bullpen just last week and picked up a multi-inning save Sunday when the Phillies tacked on more runs late, but he didn't seem likely to see consistent late-inning chances prior to Alvarado's injury. Strahm is still transitioning back to relief work and isn't expected to pitch on back-to-back days, at least for now. The left-hander shouldn't be expected to see many save chances with Craig Kimbrel and Gregory Soto expected to split closer duties with Alvarado out.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Strahm has been inconsistent over the past several seasons, but he performed well while working solely as a reliever in 2020. He posted a 2.61 ERA and career-best 0.87 WHIP over 20.2 innings while making 19 appearances for the Padres. Strahm worked as a late reliever in 2020 but failed to convert on either of his save chances. While his numbers were encouraging on the surface, Strahm's underlying marks were concerning. His 5.01 xFIP was his worst since 2017, and his strikeout rate dropped to 18.1% after posting marks above 24.0% over his first four seasons in the majors. Instead, the 29-year-old relied more on limiting meaningful contact, and he improved to a 44.1 GB% and 5.1% barrel rate. Although Strahm had encouraging results on the surface, he struggled with strikeouts. He's unlikely to close out games for the Padres in 2021, while his underlying marks suggest that his output may not be sustainable.
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Secures first postseason save
Strahm pitched a scoreless inning to close out the save in Thursday's 3-1 win over Atlanta in Game 4 of the NLDS. He struck out one.
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Operating as opener Sunday
Strahm will serve as the Phillies' opening pitcher for Sunday's game against the Mets, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
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Turns in another forgettable outing
Strahm didn't factor into the decision in Monday's 9-8 loss to the Diamondbacks after striking out one and allowing three runs on four hits and one walk over 2.2 innings.
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Starting bullpen game
Strahm will start Monday's game against the Diamondbacks, Corey Seidman of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
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Two scoreless innings as opener
Strahm did not factor into the decision during Saturday's win over the Phillies, tossing two scoreless innings in which he didn't allow a hit or walk and struck out one.
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